Birds of Yatton
What has actually been seen around Yatton: 191 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 191 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 54,901 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Yatton
191 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Yatton (North Somerset) since 2010, across 54,901 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.
Yatton is a garden-bird place: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. A hawk that hunts feeder birds is among them, so set feeders 2–3 metres from shrubs: close enough for cover, far enough that a cat can't ambush from it.
Records peak in April and are lowest in August — about 5.1 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and winter visitors), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.
Wrington, 5 km to the south-east, has more species on record (206 against 191). Birds logged far more often around Yatton than there include Rock Pigeon.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:17 in mid-April and 4:54 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Yatton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,886 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,749 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 1,628 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,559 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,481 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,469 |
| 7 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,452 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,351 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,322 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,319 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 1,308 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,246 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,219 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 1,202 |
| 15 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 1,163 |
| 16 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 1,035 |
| 17 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,033 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,008 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 981 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 886 |
Records by month
What to put out in Yatton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for North Somerset
What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for UK gardens. One email a month at most.
Nearby places
Frequently asked
What birds visit gardens in Yatton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Yatton are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit and Robin, based on 54,901 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Yatton?
191 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Yatton?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:54.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.